Vinyl pressings
by Van Halen · 1988
OU812 was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 22 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
1-25732-A-SH2 ɑ B-31276-SH2 △20634 1-1Side A Variant #1
1-25732-B-SH1 ɑ B-31277-SH1 △20634-X 1-1Side B Variant #1
1-25732-A-SH1 ɑ B-31276-SH1 △20634 1-1Side A Variant #2
1-25732-B-SH2 ɑ B-31277-SH2 △20634-X 1-1Side B Variant #2
1-25732-A-SR1 1-2 SRCRunout side A, variant 1
1-25732-B-SR2 1-2 SRCRunout side B, variant 1
1-25732-A-SR1 1-2 SRCRunout side A, variant 2
1-25732-B-SR1 1-1 SRCRunout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925732-1-A/ 1-25732-A-SR1Runout Side A, Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925732-1-Bxx 1-25732-B-SR1Runout Side B, Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925732-1-A 1 2 1-25132-A-SR 1 / 3 SP-GERRunout Side A, Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925732-1-Bxxx 1-25732-B-SR 1 / 3 SP GER 2Runout Side B, Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925732-1-Axx <T> [SRC logo] 1-25732-A-SR1 1-3 SP-GERRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 925732-1-B [SRC logo] 1-25732-B-SR1 1-3 SP-GER <T>Runout side B
MX 300995-B 25732-1-1Side A runout hand etched
MX 300995-B 25732-1-2Side B runout hand etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80747 / WEA 80747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Bolivia | Warner Bros. Records WL-1042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 670.4156 / Warner Bros. Records 00380First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 57321First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1 25732LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records LP-80095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | Warner Bros. Records WX 177 925732-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925732-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925732-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records 9 25732-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25732First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13662First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13662First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LDWB-6723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records 0257321.1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 732-1 / Warner Bros. Records WX 177LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of OU812 are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK & Europe, Australia, South Korea and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25732-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25732-1, 23(1031)00052, 925 732-1, 25732.1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25732-A-SH2 ɑ B-31276-SH2 △20634 1-1 and 1-25732-B-SH1 ɑ B-31277-SH1 △20634-X 1-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
